Title: Learning WordPress
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Learning WordPress

 *  [jacobpressures](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jacobpressures/)
 * (@jacobpressures)
 * [19 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/learning-wordpress/)
 * How long does it take to learn WordPress? I want to use WordPress as a CMS, but
   i know nothing about CMS. I don’t even know what to expect of a CMS.
 * Also can i install WordPress on my computer to learn it or can i only host it
   on my webserver? I have Windows XP? What is the down side of installing it on
   my local computer?
 * Thanks!

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 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [19 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/learning-wordpress/#post-469027)
 * Just out of curiousity: if you don’t know what to expect from a CMS – why do 
   you want to use WP as a CMS?
 * Download XAMPP and install it on your machine:
    [http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/xampp/](http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/xampp/)
 * It will be seen just by you and it’s a good way to learn it.
    + Reading the Codex,
   the online manual: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Main_Page](http://codex.wordpress.org/Main_Page)

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